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Stone Conservation on Buildings and Monuments

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Stone in Architecture

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The rapid decay and disfiguring of stone monuments in urban and desert rural areas has challenged conservators to protect stone surfaces from premature or further decay. The attempt is made to halt the natural process of stone decay and possibly restore the original strength lost by chemical weathering, especially by the loss of binding cement. A general solution is not possible because the physical and chemical characteristics of an unlimited variety of stone types must be considered. The number of failures in stone preservation and attempts of restoration are greater than the number of cures.

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Winkler, E.M. (1997). Stone Conservation on Buildings and Monuments. In: Stone in Architecture. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10070-7_13

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